In the big tent of the Chinese army of the Northern Army, there was an atmosphere called despair.

Beitang Wang gently patted in an extremely tiny trace of True Yuan, which lifted Han Feilong's spirit slightly.

The commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army was not an ordinary person after all, and quickly grasped two main points, "Is the news accurate? Does anyone else know?"

"To be precise, Dashuai must have received this news from other channels soon. ”

Master Wai Lang Wei did not answer the second question, because since there were other channels, it would not make much sense to keep it secret.

Han Feilong frowned, thought about it for a long time, and when a glimmer of light finally appeared in his mind, he suddenly thought of something and looked at Beitang, "Mr. Beitang, please pass on this news to Your Majesty and the National Teacher." ”

With that, he sat down gloomily, like a prisoner, awaiting trial.

In Tianjing City, Nangong Lin looked at the two monarchs and ministers who stopped smiling in an instant, and there was a slight happiness in his heart.

Nangong Lin went to another hall to drink tea again, Yang Hao and Xun Wei glanced at each other, and their thick melancholy was not concealed.

"What a trick to hide from the world, I really underestimated Xue Lu!" Yang Hao shook his head with a wry smile.

"No one thought that Xue Lu would have such courage to let a prince under his command command lead tens of thousands of Xianbei iron horses, and the key thing is that Wu Ti is also willing!"

They are no strangers to the loose political situation peculiar to the steppe.

He looked up at Yang Hao and said softly, "Don't blame Han Feilong. ”

"It's no wonder he is. Yang Hao pursed his lips, his originally neat two thin beards have not had time to take care of them in the past two days, and it looks like there have been some vicissitudes, "But now, Ji will be released?"

"Two poisons, choose one and drink it. Xun Wei didn't directly say the plan to abandon the car and protect the handsome.

"Give up the northwest, defend the Tongtian Pass, and fully support Han Feilong to stop the main force of Beiyuan at the Yanyang Pass. Yang Hao naturally understood the meaning of Xun Wei's words, drinking poison naturally chose the cup with less toxicity, but no matter how small the toxicity is, it is also poisonous!

"How do I give up !!?"

"Xue Lu has been preparing for a long time, Xue Zheng exchanged death for Yinyang Pass to change hands, and the landing was extremely accurate, completely changing the strategic situation between my Daduan and Beiyuan, and the initiative is in Beiyuan. Now that we have lost the opportunity, we have to endure such bitter consequences. Xun Wei waved his sleeves, stood solemnly in the hall, and looked at Yang Hao solemnly, "Your Majesty, although some abandonment is painful, it has to be done, because there is still the overall situation above the small situation." Please remember that this is a national war !!"

"National War. Yang Hao muttered these two words and was silent for a long time.

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At the head of Shuozhou City, the flag belonging to Daduan is burning, the fire reflects the blood on the ground more and more vividly, a pair of boots step into a pool of blood first, and the blood splashed is the gift he brought to the city.

Immediately after that, several pairs of boots followed one by one, crushing the autumn wind.

The group stood at the head of the city, facing the south, and the miserable howls of countless people of the Southern Dynasty behind them, and the excited shouts of the soldiers of the Northern Abyss, were intertwined into a battlefield

The hymn of blood and fire, the object of praise, is Xue Jun, the great prince of Beiyuan, who stands proudly at the forefront.

"Your Highness, this surprise attack is thousands of miles, and the first achievement of the southern expedition is none other than you!" a man who looked like a burly general smiled happily.

The rest of the people on his side also nodded in agreement.

These Xianbei Iron Cavalry generals who were originally transcendent were reluctant when they first received the order of Emperor Yuan, even if they could only do it because of the strict orders of Wu Ti, the co-owner of the Xianbei Iron Cavalry, they were all depressed and suspicious, but at this moment they all smiled.

originally thought that he didn't follow the main force of Emperor Yuan's army, and he couldn't get the credit for the oil and water, but the co-owner Wu Ti also had a straight face, didn't explain a word, and only ordered to do it.

Who would have thought that just such a prince leading the troops, and the team under his command with their own thoughts, won the Qiuyan Pass in the first battle, followed by successive victories, and the morale became more and more high.

Victory can overshadow everything.

The arrogance and strictness of the eldest prince, who were originally dissatisfied, have now become heroic and decisive in the eyes of everyone.

Xue Jun knew what these people were thinking, anyway, what he was plundering was the population and property of the Southern Dynasty, and his father had his own plans, he only needed military merits.

He pointed forward, "There are countless weak cities ahead of us, waiting for us to conquer. Those cowardly men, beautiful women, mountains of gold and silver treasures, waiting for us to plunder!"

Just as everyone was looking excited, Xue Jun turned around, his gaze swept over everyone's faces, and said in a cold voice: "The premise of taking what everyone needs is victory." So, don't be fooled by this world of flowers, if you lose, you won't be able to take anything with you except leave the corpse to rot on the land of Daduan. ”

Everyone's faces changed and their expressions were different.

Xue Jun was unconscious, "Don't think that we are just a surprise attacker, we will want to go back when we have enough." Father won't be so boring, and Master Wu Ti won't be so boring, and the people are just for a little treasure, so don't let these treasure slaves slow us down, we are going to do a big deal this time!"

Only then did the people of the Xianbei Iron Rider feel stunned and began to think carefully.

At night, in the military tent outside the city, Xue Jun was silently looking at the map he had collected from the Shuozhou County Cheng Mansion and correcting the direction of the next attack.

An old servant in black quietly appeared and said with a smile: "Your Highness's lecture today is really effective, the order in the city is much more stable, and most of the noisy sergeants have returned to the camp to rest." ”

Xue Jun didn't raise his head, just nodded slightly, and continued to look at the picture.

didn't care at all if he would offend the other party, and the old servant in black really didn't care, and said with a smile: "Your Highness works so hard, His Majesty Emperor Yuan and Niangniang must be even more relieved." ”

Xue Jun raised his head, "Uncle Yuan, you go and rest, it's been hard these days." ”

The old servant in black smiled with relief, and at the same time said distressedly: "Your Highness, it's late at night, take care of your body." ”

Xue Jun hummed softly, and the black-clothed old servant disappeared with a smile.

He is a member of Xue Jun's mother's family, and since he was a child, he was asked by Xue Jun's mother, Concubine De, to go to Xue Jun's side to escort him

Xue Jun who was caught in the battle and killed.

Therefore, as long as His Royal Highness the Great Prince can ascend to the throne safely, he is willing to do anything.

In the military tent, Xue Jun slowly put down the map, holding his cheek with one hand, and rarely showed some contemplation.

He recalled that day when he was driven out of the Immortal City by his father, and many people must think that it was a play between himself and his father.

But only he knows that it was a performance in which his father unilaterally teased everyone, and how many such performances there are, I'm afraid only the father who is very deep in the city knows it.

In the night, listening to the wind outside the tent, Xue Jun silently tightened the clothes on his body, and finally had a little warmth.

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In the Yinyang Pass, the lights are bright, and Emperor Xue Lu is presiding over a discussion of painting ashes.

Helian Qingshan and Wu Ti sat on Xue Lu's left and right, and those who originally faintly felt that Wu Ti was not worthy of sitting in this position all closed their mouths tightly.

When the news grew wings and flew into everyone's ears, the first thing that came to mind was surprise, envy, and jealousy.

When I understood it a little, I felt boundless fear and awe.

When I got to the end, I began to think, His Majesty Emperor Yuan wouldn't let his hundreds of thousands of troops watch the show in Yanyang Pass, right?

Therefore, everyone is full of expectations for this late-night meeting.

Xue Lu's eyes were slightly closed, and when everyone arrived, he suddenly chuckled and said, "How about it?

The crowd looked, but no one spoke.

Xue Lu smiled gently, "At this moment, some people must be starting to shake their minds, we have hundreds of thousands of troops piled up on the border of Ansai Prefecture, and thousands of people have been killed and wounded, and the benefits and limelight are all occupied by the Xianbei Iron Cavalry on the Western Front." Why should we fight Han Feilong's Northern Army here, why don't we go over there and have a good fight, it will be enough for myself and the tribe to live for many years. Isn't that the truth?"

Suddenly, several heads bowed slightly, avoiding the burning gaze from above.

"Forget it, no matter what you think, our focus is on the midline, and it won't change. Moreover, it is not plunder, it is conquest, therefore, many people will die. ”

"One last chance, if someone disagrees with this decision, or is unwilling to suffer possible losses, can now leave with troops. ”

After saying that, Xue Lu closed his eyes again, closed his mouth, and brought this room into a long silence.

In the silence, five or six princes of the grassland or more than Yue Leng snorted and left directly.

These powerful people who also hold a lot of military power in their hands have the courage not to buy Xue Lu's account under the relatively loose political system of Beiyuan.

They were willing to bring troops here, mainly because Xue Zheng exchanged his life for the Yinyang Pass, and the middle line barrier was lost, and the scimitars and bows and arrows could easily bring back countless wealth and slaves, making their own power even stronger.

These confidences, even if the Northern Army of the Daduan Expedition quickly assembled with Anju as the core, and went toe-to-toe with the Beiyuan Army spread across the border of Ansai

It's still there.

But in the daytime battle, the Northern Army had proved their determination and ability to defend the country with real swords and guns, and when there was such news at night, their thoughts were completely different.

In their opinion, the Western Front has opened a gap, even if they can't break through the natural danger of Tongtian Pass, with their ability to come and go like the wind and invade like fire, it is not impossible to turn the northwest of Daduan into a white land, is it not more cost-effective than fighting here to the death?

Several powerful people with the same mind secretly glanced at Helian Qingshan and Wu Ti, and found that they were all sitting still, so they also sat down patiently.

It's hard to say whether or not there is credit for that consecration.

Xue Lu opened his eyes, his expression was as usual, and he said calmly: "Wu Weihou, let's start." ”

Helian Qingshan's mind moved, a huge topographic map appeared in his hand, and threw it into the open space in the middle of the crowd, a charcoal pen was not automatic, and quickly circled four circles around the map, which was Qiuyan Pass, Yinyang Pass, Shanhe Pass, and Tongtian Pass.

"Now the Qiuyan Pass and the Yanyang Pass are already in hand, there is no danger outside the Daduan Northwest Tongtian Pass, there is only the Northern Army on the middle line, and the pass on the eastern front still exists, and the local defense force is extremely strong, so it will not be considered for the time being. ”

He glanced at Wu Ti, "Now, Your Majesty is coming to Yinyang Pass in person, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers;

Everyone laughed, unless Yang Hao and the vain Xun Wei had their heads caught in the door.

Following Helian Qingshan's words, the charcoal pen drew in circles on the map, outlining the situation very clearly.

"It is most advantageous for us to divide our troops, the Xianbei Iron Cavalry on the Western Front can avoid without fighting, and lead the reinforcements by the nose in the vast northwest, while the troops on the Central Line are reduced, and our attack can be more aggressive. But if they choose the most ruthless way, do not reduce the number of troops in the middle line, abandon the northwest, and retreat to defend Tongtian Pass, our situation will deteriorate. And wars are always estimated on the basis of the worst-case scenario. ”

"I'm afraid Yang Hao's little white face doesn't have that much courage, right?haha!" said a grassland nobleman with a smile.

His words drew echoes from many people, and the room was filled with contempt for the Daduan monarch.

"If it is an ordinary southward invasion, it will definitely not. Xue Lu spoke softly, and the murmur disappeared, "But this is a national war." ”

Everyone's hearts sank, and they began to quickly calculate the gains and losses.

Wu Ti, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "All the proceeds of this Xianbei Iron Cavalry loot will be handed over to Your Majesty for rewarding according to merit." ”

Several of the great nobles of the steppe stood up, "Is this true?!"

Xue Lu's eyes narrowed slightly.

Helian Qingshan said: "Next, we have also made a choice, all the soldiers and horses of the southern expedition will be personally led by His Majesty, General Wu Ti is responsible for the specific implementation, and all departments of the army will be prohibited by order, and there must be no mistakes." ”

As the grassland has a greater number than Yue, Ma Qi is naturally qualified to participate in this discussion, and the position is not far from Xue Lu.

He was shocked when he heard this, and said in a trembling voice: "General Helian, what about you?"

Helian Qingshan smiled slightly, "If you want to fight outside, settle down inside first, I'll go and clean up the restless ones in the house first, such as the ones who just walked out of the room." ”

Cold sweat seeped down the backs of many people.

Until this moment, many people really understood what Xue Lu meant by the national war.

Before dispersing, Xue Lu smiled and said, "Ma Qi, I heard that your child is messing around again in Immortal City?"

Ma Qi hurriedly said humbly: "The dog has no form, I hope Your Majesty will punish the crime!"

Xue Lu smiled and waved his hand, indicating that it was okay.

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A group of four horsemen rested outside the city of Qiu'an.

The two Ma Lianshan and Shi Youde's personal entourage probed: "Mr. Yulun, is the poison in our body okay?"

Zheng Xuan nodded, smiling strangely, "That's the mud on my body." ”

The two of them suddenly wanted to cry, looking at Zheng Xuan's eyes full of resentment, and suddenly ran to the side in unison.

Zheng Xuan and Deng Qing listened to the retching sound in their ears, looked at each other and smiled, and turned their heads to look at the quiet Qiu'an City.

(End of this chapter) I want to talk about "Sword and Immortal" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~